Week 4: Learning Cycles and Guided Inquiry Part 2

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Stop 1 (Wikipedia)      1.    A case study is a descriptive, exploratory or explanatory analysis of a person, group or event. There are 2 types of case studies: -          Prospective; criteria are established and cases fitting the criteria are included as they become available. -          Retrospective; criteria are established for selecting cases from historical records for inclusion in the study.      2.    Case studies can be used to teach many examples of food processing, environmental sustainability, and food product development.

Stop 2 (MindTools)

1. MindTools defines a case study as a form of problem-based learning, where you present a situation that needs a resolution. Yes it does, it fits with the retrospective way mentioned in stop 1.
2. Case studies are a great way to improve a learning experience, because they get the learner involved, and encourage immediate use of newly acquired skills. They require participation and deliberate application of a broad range of skills.
3. Use case studies when understanding the concept is more important than memorizing correct responses.

-     Case studies can be used to evaluate past problem solving. People can be asked what they'd do in that situation, and think about what could have been done differently.

-     Using case studies when learning about the effects of canning food, environmental sustainability, finding out what different companies are doing to sustain the environment. 

Stop 3 (Wordpress Blog)

1.    Case studies allow a lot of detail to be collected that would not normally be easily obtained by other research designs. The data collected is normally a lot richer and of greater depth than can be found through other experimental designs.

2.    One of the main criticisms is that the data collected cannot necessarily be generalised to the wider population. This leads to data being collected over longitudinal case studies not always being relevant or particularly useful. 

Stop 5 (Waiter, there is a gene in my food)

1.    Teaching GMF to students. We teach them different examples of how different companies genetically modify foods.

Stop 10 (Sustainability)

1.    Teaching students examples of tactics that different businesses use to promote environmental sustainability for food.